Lamine Yamal crowns an unforgettable 2024 by lifting the award for Best Emerging Player

Lamine Yamal continues to strengthen his bond with the word success. Why? The talented 17-year-old winger will close out the year 2024 with a new award recognizing his outstanding individual performance throughout the same year. The player from Mataró was awarded the prize for Best Emerging Player at the Globe Soccer Awards, held at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai.

The talented 'jewel' from Barcelona, accompanied at the ceremony by the president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, his agent Jorge Mendes, and the Barcelona executives Xavi Puig and Joan Soler, prevailed in this vote over six other outstanding young talents: his teammate, defender Pau Cubarsí, left winger from Manchester United, Alejandro Garnacho, Real Madrid midfielder, Arda Güler, Manchester City right winger, Savinho, Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, and Juventus forward, Kenan Yildiz, a constellation of stellar names.

And the winner is... Lamine Yamal! 💎 pic.twitter.com/HH5ESrQOLz

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_en) December 27, 2024

Lamine Yamal's Words After Being Crowned as the Best Emerging Player

While accepting his award, Lamine Yamal did not hesitate to express a few words of gratitude, emphasizing the importance of his family and his professional environment: "Hello everyone, I want to thank Globe Soccer for the award, my family, my mother and my brother for being here with me, my father, who couldn't come and is in Barcelona, I love you very much," began the right winger.

The Rocafonda player also extended his thanks to teammates and coaches: "Thank you to Barça, my club, of which I am proud, and to the Spanish national team with which we won the Eurocup. Many thanks to everyone, to my teammates, the staff, the coaches, Xavi, now Flick and De la Fuente. Shukran."

🗣️ Lamine Yamal's speech at the Globe Soccer Awards! pic.twitter.com/nB92adT10v

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_en) December 27, 2024

Barcelona's '19' Closes Out an Unforgettable 2024 in Terms of Awards and Records

With this recognition, Lamine Yamal has completed a trio of individual distinctions that definitively position him as the best player under 21 in the world. In addition to the award granted at the Globe Soccer Awards, he has also been recognized by France Football with the Kopa Trophy and by Tuttosport with the Golden Boy.

All these awards he has received with an overwhelming advantage over his competitors, consolidating a year full of achievements that include winning the Eurocup with Spain, as well as setting several records that help solidify his burgeoning legacy.

Among the other winners of the 2024 Globe Soccer Awards gala are:

• Olympiakos: Revelation Team
• Jorge Jesús: Best Coach in the Middle East
• Al-Ain: Best Club in the Middle East
• Cristiano Ronaldo: Best Player in the Middle East and Award for Top Goal Scorer in History
• Aitana Bonmatí: Best Female Player of the Year
• Barça Femení: Best Female Team of the Year
• Real Madrid: Best Male Team of the Year
• Florentino Pérez: Special Award in Honor of his Career
• Carlo Ancelotti: Best Coach of the Year
• Jorge Mendes: Best Agent of the Year
• Piero Ausilio: Best Sporting Director of the Year
• Rio Ferdinand: Award in Tribute to his Career as a Footballer
• Thibaut Courtois: Career Award
• Neymar Jr.: Professional Trajectory Award
• Vinicius Jr.: Best Forward and Player of the Year
• Jude Bellingham: Best Midfielder of the Year
• Lamine Yamal: Best Emerging Player Award